video game sales

U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories in the important month of November rose 0.4 percent to $3 billion as sales of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" blew up last year's "Call of Duty: Black Ops," according to market researcher NPD Group.

U.S. sales of consoles and video games fell 14 percent in May to $743 million, the lowest monthly figure since October 2006.

U.S video game sales are up, with the market for hardware, software, and accessories expanding by 3 percent in February compared with the same time last year.

Video-game sales dropped 15% in February, as the hype for once-popular games is waning.

The sharp decline in U.S. video game sales the NPD Group reported Thursday were not surprising, and analysts widely expect sales to pick up in November.

Investors seemed to look past dismal July video game sales on Friday to expectations of a better second half to the year, with shares of game makers holding up despite the fifth straight month of declines.

Revenue slipped at the media conglomerate amid a weak advertising market, slower video game sales and fewer movie releases.

Viacom's second-quarter profit tumbled 32 percent as revenue fell amid a weak advertising market, slower video game sales and fewer movie releases.

Viacom Inc. said Tuesday its second-quarter profit tumbled 32 percent as revenue fell amid a weak advertising market, slower video game sales and lower box-office results.

U.S. video game sales of hardware, software and accessories declined 31 percent in June to $1.17 billion, according to the NPD Group.

The year-over-year decline was the sharpest since a 41 percent drop in September 2000.

"This is one of the first months where I think the impact of the economy is clearly reflected in the sales number, said Anita Frazier, NPD Analyst.